Aug 3, 2013 | News / Article
U Pa Pa Lay had prostate cancer U Pa Pa Lay – the Burmese comedian twice jailed for criticising his country’s ruling junta – has died at the age of 67. The comic, part of the satirical Moustache Brothers trio, became a cause celebre for campaigners at Amnesty...
Aug 3, 2013 | News / Article
By Niels Lesniewski Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell quietly weighed in on one of his long-standing priorities Thursday — the country of Myanmar. The Kentucky Republican has long taken an interest in the Southeast Asian country, being among the leading voices...
Aug 3, 2013 | News / Article
By LAWI WENG RANGOON — A group of Burmese activists is boycotting a Silver Jubilee event next week to commemorate the country’s 1988 pro-democracy uprising because former military generals from the government have been invited to attend. Members of the All Burma...
Aug 3, 2013 | News / Article
Susan Lavery and Parameswaran Ponnudurai A top adviser to U.S. President Barak Obama emphasized Thursday that reforming Myanmar’s military-written constitution is critical to having free and fair elections in 2015. White House Deputy National Security Advisor...
Aug 3, 2013 | News / Article
YANGON, Aug 2 (Bernama) — Myanmar will conduct a nationwide population census in March-April 2014, involving international assistance, China’s Xinhua news agency said quoting official media’s report on Friday. The census-taking process will last from...
Aug 3, 2013 | News / Article
State-level peace talks between Myanmar’s government and the Taaung National Liberation Army (TNLA) took place for the first time in the border town of Muse, northern Shan state, on Wednesday. The government’s Union Peacemaking Work Committee was led by Aung Min,...
